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2016 Writing and Multimedia Contest

Anxiety Canada is looking for writers, poets, and multimedia artists who have something to say about anxiety. Entrants must be BC residents between the ages of 17-29. Submissions can either be works of fiction or based on real-life experiences.

We will publish and promote the winners on Anxiety Canada’s website and social media channels. Contest Awardees will each receive 1 free ticket to the MindShift Gala for presentation of award.

Winners Announced

There were 61 eligible submissions to this year’s contest. All submissions for prose and multimedia were creative and compelling. The judges selection is as follows:

Rules & Regulations

The topic of the work must be related broadly to experiences with anxiety, including but not limited to: feeling isolated, uncertainty, facing fears, dealing with stigma, and/or the distinct experience and impact of anxiety during youth and young adulthood.

ENTRANT CRITERIA:

Entrants must live in British Columbia.

Entrants must be between ages 17–29 (inclusive) as of March 31, 2016.

Date of birth must be between April 1, 1986 and March 31, 1999.

SUBMISSION CRITERIA:

Submissions must fall into one of 2 categories:

1) Prose

Short stories

Essays

Poetry

2) Multimedia (must include an Artist’s Statement)

Videos

Photographs

Fine Art Projects (e.g., paintings)

Infographics

Submission limits are:

1,500 words for stories/essays

40 lines for poems

3 minutes for videos

1,200 x 1,200 pixels for photographs

8.5” x 11” size for infographics

250 words for Artists’ Statements

Written entries must be submitted in one of the following formats:

.DOCX/.DOC

.TXT

Videos must be submitted in one of the following formats:

.MOV

.MP4

.AVI

.WMV

.MPEG

.FLV

Photographs/Fine Art Projects (photos of your work)/Infographics must be submitted in one of the following formats:

Christine Stewart, Media Artist and Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Design and Dynamic Media at the Emily Carr University of Art + Design

Mo Barrett, 2013 Anxiety Canada Contest 1st Place Winner

THE FINE PRINT:

Submission implies the entrant’s consent to publication.

If a submission goes beyond the length/size limit, it is ineligible.

If a submission includes any identifying information, the entrant will be asked to resubmit their entry without any identifying information. If they do not resubmit by the deadline, their original submission will be ineligible.